Professor of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tirgu Mures, Romania
Founder of the Clinic of Cardiology, County Clinical Emergency Hospital Tirgu Mures
President of the working group of transborder hungarian cardiologists, Hungarian Society of Cardiology
Editor in chief Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies
Principal Investigator in over 30 clinical studies
Project director in 11 grants funded by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research and the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences
Award of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences for excellence in research – 2007
Member in the PhD School Council, UMF Tg.Mureș
Accreditation in Interventional Cardiology, echocardiography, electrophysiology and pacing
Patent of transvascular pulmonary puncture-biopsy – method and device
Founder of the first Romanian Network of acute myocardial infarction

Prof. Dr. Imre Benedek

Președintele congresului

Professor of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tirgu Mures, Romania
Founder of the Clinic of Cardiology, County Clinical Emergency Hospital Tirgu Mures
President of the working group of transborder hungarian cardiologists, Hungarian Society of Cardiology
Editor in chief Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies
Principal Investigator in over 30 clinical studies
Project director in 11 grants funded by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research and the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences
Award of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences for excellence in research – 2007
Member in the PhD School Council, UMF Tg.Mureș
Accreditation in Interventional Cardiology, echocardiography, electrophysiology and pacing
Patent of transvascular pulmonary puncture-biopsy – method and device
Founder of the first Romanian Network of acute myocardial infarction

Dr. Gabriel Tatu Chițoiu

Copreședinte - Președintele Societății Române de Cardiologie

President of the Romanian Society of Cardiology
Floreasca Emergency Hospital, Bucharest

Dr. Gabriel Tatu Chițoiu

Copreședinte - Președintele Societății Române de Cardiologie

President of the Romanian Society of Cardiology
Floreasca Emergency Hospital, Bucharest

Prof. Dr. Theodora Benedek

Copreședinte - Universitatea de Medicinăși Farmacie Tîrgu Mureș

Theodora Benedek, MD, PhD, Habil, FESC

Theodora Benedek is professor of cardiology and internal medicine in the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures, Romania. She is the Director of the Department of Internal Medicine in this university, head of the Clinic of Cardiology and President of the Committee for Scientific Research of the Senate University. Since 2008, she works at the European Commission as external expert and reviewer for FP7 and Horizon 2020 programs, serving since 2015 as Vice Chair of the Life Sciences panel in the Marie Curie fellowships program. She published more than 200 articles in extenso in peer-reviewed journals and 7 books and book chapters. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal indexed in 8 international databases, and her editorial activity includes also the position of Managing Editor in one Thomson Reuters indexed journal (The Journal of Critical Care Medicine) and in several peer-reviewed journals (Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, Acta Medica Marisiensis). Prof. Benedek is member in the steering committee and coordinator of all Eastern-European centers in the Discharge trial, financed by the European Commission within FP7 program, and has participated in 10 research grants financed by the Romanian Ministry of Research and the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences and in more than 30 clinical trials in the field of cardiology. At the same time, Prof. Benedek created and coordinates the Center of Advanced Research in Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in the Cardio Med Medical Center, Romania. The main fields of her research interests are related to cardiac imaging, CT assessment of coronary artery diseases, stem cell therapy in cardiovascular diseases, heart failure and acute cardiac care.

Prof. Dr. Theodora Benedek

Copreședinte - Universitatea de Medicinăși Farmacie Tîrgu Mureș

Theodora Benedek, MD, PhD, Habil, FESC

Theodora Benedek is professor of cardiology and internal medicine in the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures, Romania. She is the Director of the Department of Internal Medicine in this university, head of the Clinic of Cardiology and President of the Committee for Scientific Research of the Senate University. Since 2008, she works at the European Commission as external expert and reviewer for FP7 and Horizon 2020 programs, serving since 2015 as Vice Chair of the Life Sciences panel in the Marie Curie fellowships program. She published more than 200 articles in extenso in peer-reviewed journals and 7 books and book chapters. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal indexed in 8 international databases, and her editorial activity includes also the position of Managing Editor in one Thomson Reuters indexed journal (The Journal of Critical Care Medicine) and in several peer-reviewed journals (Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, Acta Medica Marisiensis). Prof. Benedek is member in the steering committee and coordinator of all Eastern-European centers in the Discharge trial, financed by the European Commission within FP7 program, and has participated in 10 research grants financed by the Romanian Ministry of Research and the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences and in more than 30 clinical trials in the field of cardiology. At the same time, Prof. Benedek created and coordinates the Center of Advanced Research in Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in the Cardio Med Medical Center, Romania. The main fields of her research interests are related to cardiac imaging, CT assessment of coronary artery diseases, stem cell therapy in cardiovascular diseases, heart failure and acute cardiac care.

Prof. Dr. Tóth Kálmán

Președintele Societății Maghiare de Cardiologie - Copreședinte

He graduated at the Medical University of Pecs, Hungary in 1983, and has been a medical doctor in various positions since then in the Department of Intensive Care and also in the 1st Department of Medicine, at the University of Pecs. At present he is a full Professor and Chair of 1st Department of Medicine, and a specialist in internal medicine, cardiology and anesthesia and intensive care. He worked as a research scholar at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, between 1990-91 and as a visiting assistant professor at the Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto, Canada in 1993. The main areas of his scientific work are hemorheology and experimental cardiology. In these fields he received C.Sc. (Ph.D.) degree in 1992. In 2003 he became a doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Sc.D.). Since 1996 he has been directing a Ph.D. program, 27 colleagues have received their Ph.D. degree in his program so far. He is a member of several national and international organizations, out of which it must be highlighted that he is the founder and since 1993 also the board member of the Hungarian Society of Hemorheology, having been its president between 2000-2006. Since 1993 he is the Member of the Advisory Board of the International Society for Clinical Hemorheology having been its president between 1995–1999. Since 1994 he is the Member of the Advisory Board of the European Society of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation and also its Vice-President since 2013. He is the President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology. Between 1998-2002 he received Szechenyi Professor Scholarship. In recognition of his outstanding scientific networking activities he was awarded the Organizational Science Award from PAB (Regional Committee in Pecs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences). In 2015 he received the Oguz K. Baskurt Hemorheology Award from the International Society for Clinical Hemorheology for his major contributions to clinical hemorheology. He is the member of the editorial boards of several national and international scientific journals. He is the leader of graduate and postgraduate training in both cardiology and internal medicine at the University of Pecs. He was the Vice-Dean for Scientific Affairs at the University of Pecs, Medical School, Hungary between 2004-2006 and between 2006-2008 Vice-President of the Medical Center, between 2009-2010 the Rector’s Representative, between 2010-2012 the Rector’s Chief Adviser. He is the Chief Medical Manager of Social Infrastructure Operative Programme (TIOP) and since 2014 also the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Innovational Affairs. He is the author of 216 peer reviewed papers with a cumulative impact factor of 228,912 and citations of 2388.

Prof. Dr. Tóth Kálmán

Președintele Societății Maghiare de Cardiologie - Copreședinte

He graduated at the Medical University of Pecs, Hungary in 1983, and has been a medical doctor in various positions since then in the Department of Intensive Care and also in the 1st Department of Medicine, at the University of Pecs. At present he is a full Professor and Chair of 1st Department of Medicine, and a specialist in internal medicine, cardiology and anesthesia and intensive care. He worked as a research scholar at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, between 1990-91 and as a visiting assistant professor at the Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto, Canada in 1993. The main areas of his scientific work are hemorheology and experimental cardiology. In these fields he received C.Sc. (Ph.D.) degree in 1992. In 2003 he became a doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Sc.D.). Since 1996 he has been directing a Ph.D. program, 27 colleagues have received their Ph.D. degree in his program so far. He is a member of several national and international organizations, out of which it must be highlighted that he is the founder and since 1993 also the board member of the Hungarian Society of Hemorheology, having been its president between 2000-2006. Since 1993 he is the Member of the Advisory Board of the International Society for Clinical Hemorheology having been its president between 1995–1999. Since 1994 he is the Member of the Advisory Board of the European Society of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation and also its Vice-President since 2013. He is the President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology. Between 1998-2002 he received Szechenyi Professor Scholarship. In recognition of his outstanding scientific networking activities he was awarded the Organizational Science Award from PAB (Regional Committee in Pecs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences). In 2015 he received the Oguz K. Baskurt Hemorheology Award from the International Society for Clinical Hemorheology for his major contributions to clinical hemorheology. He is the member of the editorial boards of several national and international scientific journals. He is the leader of graduate and postgraduate training in both cardiology and internal medicine at the University of Pecs. He was the Vice-Dean for Scientific Affairs at the University of Pecs, Medical School, Hungary between 2004-2006 and between 2006-2008 Vice-President of the Medical Center, between 2009-2010 the Rector’s Representative, between 2010-2012 the Rector’s Chief Adviser. He is the Chief Medical Manager of Social Infrastructure Operative Programme (TIOP) and since 2014 also the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Innovational Affairs. He is the author of 216 peer reviewed papers with a cumulative impact factor of 228,912 and citations of 2388.

cienții cu embolie pulmonară/ Factors associated with one year mortality in patients with pulmonar embolism

Prof. Dr. Béla Merkely

Presedinte de onoare - Semmelweis University, Budapest , Hungary

Vice President of European Society of Cardiology (since 2016)
Chairman – Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center (since 2012)
Head of the Laboratory of Hemodynamics – Saint George Hospital of the County of Fejér, Hungary (since 2013)
Vice Rectorial Counsellor – Semmelweis University (since 2013)
Professor – Pázmány Péter Catholic University (since 2013)
Member of the Cardiology Section of Professional College (since 2011)
President of the Cardiology Council of Professional College (since 2011)
Professor of Medicine – Semmelweis University (since 2008)
Director – Semmelweis University Heart Center (since 2007)

Prof. Dr. Béla Merkely

Presedinte de onoare - Semmelweis University, Budapest , Hungary

Vice President of European Society of Cardiology (since 2016)
Chairman – Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center (since 2012)
Head of the Laboratory of Hemodynamics – Saint George Hospital of the County of Fejér, Hungary (since 2013)
Vice Rectorial Counsellor – Semmelweis University (since 2013)
Professor – Pázmány Péter Catholic University (since 2013)
Member of the Cardiology Section of Professional College (since 2011)
President of the Cardiology Council of Professional College (since 2011)
Professor of Medicine – Semmelweis University (since 2008)
Director – Semmelweis University Heart Center (since 2007)

Prof. Dr. Tóth Kálmán

Copreședinte - University of Pécs, Hungary, President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology

He graduated at the Medical University of Pecs, Hungary in 1983, and has been a medical doctor in various positions since then in the Department of Intensive Care and also in the 1st Department of Medicine, at the University of Pecs. At present he is a full Professor and Chair of 1st Department of Medicine, and a specialist in internal medicine, cardiology and anesthesia and intensive care. He worked as a research scholar at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, between 1990-91 and as a visiting assistant professor at the Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto, Canada in 1993. The main areas of his scientific work are hemorheology and experimental cardiology. In these fields he received C.Sc. (Ph.D.) degree in 1992. In 2003 he became a doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Sc.D.). Since 1996 he has been directing a Ph.D. program, 27 colleagues have received their Ph.D. degree in his program so far. He is a member of several national and international organizations, out of which it must be highlighted that he is the founder and since 1993 also the board member of the Hungarian Society of Hemorheology, having been its president between 2000-2006. Since 1993 he is the Member of the Advisory Board of the International Society for Clinical Hemorheology having been its president between 1995–1999. Since 1994 he is the Member of the Advisory Board of the European Society of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation and also its Vice-President since 2013. He is the President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology. Between 1998-2002 he received Szechenyi Professor Scholarship. In recognition of his outstanding scientific networking activities he was awarded the Organizational Science Award from PAB (Regional Committee in Pecs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences). In 2015 he received the Oguz K. Baskurt Hemorheology Award from the International Society for Clinical Hemorheology for his major contributions to clinical hemorheology. He is the member of the editorial boards of several national and international scientific journals. He is the leader of graduate and postgraduate training in both cardiology and internal medicine at the University of Pecs. He was the Vice-Dean for Scientific Affairs at the University of Pecs, Medical School, Hungary between 2004-2006 and between 2006-2008 Vice-President of the Medical Center, between 2009-2010 the Rector’s Representative, between 2010-2012 the Rector’s Chief Adviser. He is the Chief Medical Manager of Social Infrastructure Operative Programme (TIOP) and since 2014 also the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Innovational Affairs. He is the author of 216 peer reviewed papers with a cumulative impact factor of 228,912 and citations of 2388.

Prof. Dr. Tóth Kálmán

Copreședinte - University of Pécs, Hungary, President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology

He graduated at the Medical University of Pecs, Hungary in 1983, and has been a medical doctor in various positions since then in the Department of Intensive Care and also in the 1st Department of Medicine, at the University of Pecs. At present he is a full Professor and Chair of 1st Department of Medicine, and a specialist in internal medicine, cardiology and anesthesia and intensive care. He worked as a research scholar at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, between 1990-91 and as a visiting assistant professor at the Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto, Canada in 1993. The main areas of his scientific work are hemorheology and experimental cardiology. In these fields he received C.Sc. (Ph.D.) degree in 1992. In 2003 he became a doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Sc.D.). Since 1996 he has been directing a Ph.D. program, 27 colleagues have received their Ph.D. degree in his program so far. He is a member of several national and international organizations, out of which it must be highlighted that he is the founder and since 1993 also the board member of the Hungarian Society of Hemorheology, having been its president between 2000-2006. Since 1993 he is the Member of the Advisory Board of the International Society for Clinical Hemorheology having been its president between 1995–1999. Since 1994 he is the Member of the Advisory Board of the European Society of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation and also its Vice-President since 2013. He is the President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology. Between 1998-2002 he received Szechenyi Professor Scholarship. In recognition of his outstanding scientific networking activities he was awarded the Organizational Science Award from PAB (Regional Committee in Pecs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences). In 2015 he received the Oguz K. Baskurt Hemorheology Award from the International Society for Clinical Hemorheology for his major contributions to clinical hemorheology. He is the member of the editorial boards of several national and international scientific journals. He is the leader of graduate and postgraduate training in both cardiology and internal medicine at the University of Pecs. He was the Vice-Dean for Scientific Affairs at the University of Pecs, Medical School, Hungary between 2004-2006 and between 2006-2008 Vice-President of the Medical Center, between 2009-2010 the Rector’s Representative, between 2010-2012 the Rector’s Chief Adviser. He is the Chief Medical Manager of Social Infrastructure Operative Programme (TIOP) and since 2014 also the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Innovational Affairs. He is the author of 216 peer reviewed papers with a cumulative impact factor of 228,912 and citations of 2388.

Prof. Imre Benedek

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș, Romania Clinic of Cardiology

Professor of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tirgu Mures, RomaniaFounder of the Clinic of Cardiology, County Clinical Emergency Hospital Tirgu MuresPresident of the working group of transborder hungarian cardiologists, Hungarian Society of CardiologyEditor in chief Journal of Cardiovascular EmergenciesPrincipal Investigator in over 30 clinical studies, Project director in 11 grants funded by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research and the Romanian Academy of Medical SciencesAward of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences for excellence in research – 2007Member in the PhD School Council, UMF Tg.MureșAccreditation in Interventional Cardiology, echocardiography, electrophysiology and pacingPatent of transvascular pulmonary puncture-biopsy – method and deviceFounder of the first Romanian Network of acute myocardial infarction

Prof. Imre Benedek

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș, Romania Clinic of Cardiology

Professor of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tirgu Mures, RomaniaFounder of the Clinic of Cardiology, County Clinical Emergency Hospital Tirgu MuresPresident of the working group of transborder hungarian cardiologists, Hungarian Society of CardiologyEditor in chief Journal of Cardiovascular EmergenciesPrincipal Investigator in over 30 clinical studies, Project director in 11 grants funded by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research and the Romanian Academy of Medical SciencesAward of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences for excellence in research – 2007Member in the PhD School Council, UMF Tg.MureșAccreditation in Interventional Cardiology, echocardiography, electrophysiology and pacingPatent of transvascular pulmonary puncture-biopsy – method and deviceFounder of the first Romanian Network of acute myocardial infarction

Prof. Gabriel Tatu Chițoiu

President of the Romanian Society of Cardiology

President of the Romanian Society of CardiologyFloreasca Emergency Hospital, Bucharest

Prof. Gabriel Tatu Chițoiu

President of the Romanian Society of Cardiology

President of the Romanian Society of CardiologyFloreasca Emergency Hospital, Bucharest

Prof. Theodora Benedek

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș, Romania Clinic of Cardiology

Theodora Benedek is professor of cardiology and internal medicine in the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures, Romania. She is the Director of the Department of Internal Medicine in this university, head of the Clinic of Cardiology and President of the Committee for Scientific Research of the Senate University. Since 2008, she works at the European Commission as external expert and reviewer for FP7 and Horizon 2020 programs, serving since 2015 as Vice Chair of the Life Sciences panel in the Marie Curie fellowships program. She published more than 200 articles in extenso in peer-reviewed journals and 7 books and book chapters. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal indexed in 8 international databases, and her editorial activity includes also the position of Managing Editor in one Thomson Reuters indexed journal (The Journal of Critical Care Medicine) and in several peer-reviewed journals (Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, Acta Medica Marisiensis). Prof. Benedek is member in the steering committee and coordinator of all Eastern-European centers in the Discharge trial, financed by the European Commission within FP7 program, and has participated in 10 research grants financed by the Romanian Ministry of Research and the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences and in more than 30 clinical trials in the field of cardiology. At the same time, Prof. Benedek created and coordinates the Center of Advanced Research in Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in the Cardio Med Medical Center, Romania. The main fields of her research interests are related to cardiac imaging, CT assessment of coronary artery diseases, stem cell therapy in cardiovascular diseases, heart failure and acute cardiac care.

Prof. Theodora Benedek

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș, Romania Clinic of Cardiology

Theodora Benedek is professor of cardiology and internal medicine in the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures, Romania. She is the Director of the Department of Internal Medicine in this university, head of the Clinic of Cardiology and President of the Committee for Scientific Research of the Senate University. Since 2008, she works at the European Commission as external expert and reviewer for FP7 and Horizon 2020 programs, serving since 2015 as Vice Chair of the Life Sciences panel in the Marie Curie fellowships program. She published more than 200 articles in extenso in peer-reviewed journals and 7 books and book chapters. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal indexed in 8 international databases, and her editorial activity includes also the position of Managing Editor in one Thomson Reuters indexed journal (The Journal of Critical Care Medicine) and in several peer-reviewed journals (Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, Acta Medica Marisiensis). Prof. Benedek is member in the steering committee and coordinator of all Eastern-European centers in the Discharge trial, financed by the European Commission within FP7 program, and has participated in 10 research grants financed by the Romanian Ministry of Research and the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences and in more than 30 clinical trials in the field of cardiology. At the same time, Prof. Benedek created and coordinates the Center of Advanced Research in Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in the Cardio Med Medical Center, Romania. The main fields of her research interests are related to cardiac imaging, CT assessment of coronary artery diseases, stem cell therapy in cardiovascular diseases, heart failure and acute cardiac care.

Christos Chatziantoniou, PhD is currently co-director of the Inserm UMR 1155, at Tenon Hospital, Paris France. After his graduation from the School of Chemistry (University of Thessaloniki), he obtained a master in Organic Chemistry (University Paris VII) and then a PhD in Biochemistry (University Paris XI). After a two-year post-doctoral training in the University of North Carolina, he joined the same university as Research Associate in 1990. In 1993 he obtained a Young Investigator fellowship from the EU and moved to Paris to join the Inserm U64. In 1995 he obtained a tenured position in Inserm and promoted to the rank of Research Director in 2000. He is Vice-Chair of the Inserm Study Section “Heart, Vessels, Kidney, Lung, Blood & Muscle” and member of the Direction Committee of ‘Physiology & Physiopathology” Doctoral School, University Paris VI. Major distinctions are: French Academy of Medicine Awards in 2015 and 2004, the “Europe and Medicine” Senior Award 2005, and member “Faculty 1000 Biology”. He serves in several European or National evaluation committees. In the beginning of his career he was interested in the mechanisms controlling renal hemodynamics during the development of hypertension. Then he switched gradually to the Renin-Angiotensin System and the mechanisms involved in Chronic Kidney Disease with particular emphasis to renal fibrosis and inflammation. His current focus is to identify new biomarkers predicting the outcome of renal function and to find novel targets for therapy of CKD.

Prof. Christos Chatziantoniou

Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France

Christos Chatziantoniou, PhD is currently co-director of the Inserm UMR 1155, at Tenon Hospital, Paris France. After his graduation from the School of Chemistry (University of Thessaloniki), he obtained a master in Organic Chemistry (University Paris VII) and then a PhD in Biochemistry (University Paris XI). After a two-year post-doctoral training in the University of North Carolina, he joined the same university as Research Associate in 1990. In 1993 he obtained a Young Investigator fellowship from the EU and moved to Paris to join the Inserm U64. In 1995 he obtained a tenured position in Inserm and promoted to the rank of Research Director in 2000. He is Vice-Chair of the Inserm Study Section “Heart, Vessels, Kidney, Lung, Blood & Muscle” and member of the Direction Committee of ‘Physiology & Physiopathology” Doctoral School, University Paris VI. Major distinctions are: French Academy of Medicine Awards in 2015 and 2004, the “Europe and Medicine” Senior Award 2005, and member “Faculty 1000 Biology”. He serves in several European or National evaluation committees. In the beginning of his career he was interested in the mechanisms controlling renal hemodynamics during the development of hypertension. Then he switched gradually to the Renin-Angiotensin System and the mechanisms involved in Chronic Kidney Disease with particular emphasis to renal fibrosis and inflammation. His current focus is to identify new biomarkers predicting the outcome of renal function and to find novel targets for therapy of CKD.

Prof. Ario Santini

The University Of Medicine & Pharmacy, Tirgu Mures; Hon Fellow, The University Of Edinburgh.

Professor Santini Ario graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, The University of Edinburgh and was awarded a doctorate in 1981 for his thesis on ‘Wound Healing in the Dental Pulp” He gained the DGDP(UK) in 1992 from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and a Diploma in Forensic Medicine from the University of Glasgow in 1996. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the Radboud University of Nijmegen in 2002, for his thesis entitled ‘Biocompatibility of Dentine Bonding Agents: Laboratory Studies’. He is a Fellow of the FGDP (UK), the Royal College of Surgeons of England and The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow.

Previous appointments include Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Stomatology at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, and Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Sassari, Italy. He was Director of Biomaterials Research, EDI, The University of Edinburgh until his resignation in 2014. He chaired the FGDP Research Committee of the Royal College of Surgeons of England from 2008 -2015. He was Vice Dean of the FGDP(UK), The Royal College of Surgeons of England from 2012 -2015. From 1992-1994 he held the position of Senior Lecturer in the Department Pathology (Forensic Medicine Unit) The University of Edinburgh.

He has had a continuing interest in research in practice, research methodology and publishing research papers. He is on the Editorial Board of more than ten medical journals and a member of the British Dental Editors Forum. He has over 200 published articles in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of several books.

He was awarded MD (hc) University of Medicine & Pharmacology, Tg-Mures, and at present, he is Professor, Postgraduate Studies at the University of Medicine & Pharmacology, Tg-Mures, where he was instrumental in co-developing the postgraduate Ph.D. and Masters’ programs in research methodology. He is part of the evidence-based practice group whose remit is to integrate evidence-based practice into the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs.

Prof. Ario Santini

The University Of Medicine & Pharmacy, Tirgu Mures; Hon Fellow, The University Of Edinburgh.

Professor Santini Ario graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, The University of Edinburgh and was awarded a doctorate in 1981 for his thesis on ‘Wound Healing in the Dental Pulp” He gained the DGDP(UK) in 1992 from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and a Diploma in Forensic Medicine from the University of Glasgow in 1996. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the Radboud University of Nijmegen in 2002, for his thesis entitled ‘Biocompatibility of Dentine Bonding Agents: Laboratory Studies’. He is a Fellow of the FGDP (UK), the Royal College of Surgeons of England and The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow.

Previous appointments include Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Stomatology at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, and Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Sassari, Italy. He was Director of Biomaterials Research, EDI, The University of Edinburgh until his resignation in 2014. He chaired the FGDP Research Committee of the Royal College of Surgeons of England from 2008 -2015. He was Vice Dean of the FGDP(UK), The Royal College of Surgeons of England from 2012 -2015. From 1992-1994 he held the position of Senior Lecturer in the Department Pathology (Forensic Medicine Unit) The University of Edinburgh.

He has had a continuing interest in research in practice, research methodology and publishing research papers. He is on the Editorial Board of more than ten medical journals and a member of the British Dental Editors Forum. He has over 200 published articles in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of several books.

He was awarded MD (hc) University of Medicine & Pharmacology, Tg-Mures, and at present, he is Professor, Postgraduate Studies at the University of Medicine & Pharmacology, Tg-Mures, where he was instrumental in co-developing the postgraduate Ph.D. and Masters’ programs in research methodology. He is part of the evidence-based practice group whose remit is to integrate evidence-based practice into the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs.

Prof. Zoltán Csanádi

University of Debrecen, Hungary

Prof. Zoltan Csanádi MD, PhD, FESC Chief of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology,Vice Director of the Department of Cardiology, the University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary Zoltan Csanadi graduated at the Medical University of Szeged in 1984. He did his residency in internal medicine and in cardiology in Szeged. He completed a fellowship program in cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto between 1992 and 1995. From 1996 he started and established clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Szeged. In 2004 he moved to Debrecen and developed clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the Department of Cardiology. The Debrecen Center has been accredited as a training center in clinical electrophysiology for the European Heart Rhythm Association(EHRA) and also as a European training center of Medtronic for atrial fibrillation ablation. Dr. Csanádi is running a PhD program including different topics on ablation techniques and device implantations. Three young candidates defended their thesis already and 4 have been currently working on their thesis. He served as member of theNational Societies Committee of EHRA and was responsible for the Eastern-European fellowship program between 2011-2013. He has been member of the Board of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology since 2007, currently chairing the Scientific Committee. He has been member of the board of the Working Group on Cardiac Pacing and Arrhythmias since 2008 and served as President of the WG between 2007 and 2010. He is the author of more then 100 scientific publications, the cumulative impact factor of his first/last author “in extenso” papers is 80.

Prof. Zoltán Csanádi

University of Debrecen, Hungary

Prof. Zoltan Csanádi MD, PhD, FESC Chief of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology,Vice Director of the Department of Cardiology, the University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary Zoltan Csanadi graduated at the Medical University of Szeged in 1984. He did his residency in internal medicine and in cardiology in Szeged. He completed a fellowship program in cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto between 1992 and 1995. From 1996 he started and established clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Szeged. In 2004 he moved to Debrecen and developed clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the Department of Cardiology. The Debrecen Center has been accredited as a training center in clinical electrophysiology for the European Heart Rhythm Association(EHRA) and also as a European training center of Medtronic for atrial fibrillation ablation. Dr. Csanádi is running a PhD program including different topics on ablation techniques and device implantations. Three young candidates defended their thesis already and 4 have been currently working on their thesis. He served as member of theNational Societies Committee of EHRA and was responsible for the Eastern-European fellowship program between 2011-2013. He has been member of the Board of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology since 2007, currently chairing the Scientific Committee. He has been member of the board of the Working Group on Cardiac Pacing and Arrhythmias since 2008 and served as President of the WG between 2007 and 2010. He is the author of more then 100 scientific publications, the cumulative impact factor of his first/last author “in extenso” papers is 80.

Prof. Christian Loewe

Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Professor Christian Loewe is the officiating head of the Department of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, at the Medical University of Vienna since 2014. Also, he is chairman of the educational Committee of the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and since 2015, a member of the review comitee in the Accreditation Council in Imaging (ACI) and a chairman and the European as well as Austrian Board of Cardiac Radiology. Prof. Loewe is the founder of “Vienna Heart”, which is a teaching platform for cardiac imaging. He has published more than 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals, has featured more than 250 invited lectures and written 3 book chapters. His main focus is on the clinical and scientific work in the non-invasive cardiovascular imaging methods, mainly multi-slice computed tomography, CT-angiography and Magnetic Resonance Angiography.

Prof. Christian Loewe

Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Professor Christian Loewe is the officiating head of the Department of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, at the Medical University of Vienna since 2014. Also, he is chairman of the educational Committee of the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and since 2015, a member of the review comitee in the Accreditation Council in Imaging (ACI) and a chairman and the European as well as Austrian Board of Cardiac Radiology. Prof. Loewe is the founder of “Vienna Heart”, which is a teaching platform for cardiac imaging. He has published more than 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals, has featured more than 250 invited lectures and written 3 book chapters. His main focus is on the clinical and scientific work in the non-invasive cardiovascular imaging methods, mainly multi-slice computed tomography, CT-angiography and Magnetic Resonance Angiography.

Prof. Antoniades Charalambos

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK

Professor Antoniades studied Medicine in Athens University Medical School and graduated with hons (top 3%) in 2000. He was awarded his PhD title with hons (Athens Medical School) on the genetics of premature myocardial infarction. During his PhD studies he won multiple Young Investigator Award (YIA) competitions, including those of the Hellenic Cardiological Society twice, the American College of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology twice, the International Society of Heart Research and others. In 2011 he becoming a Principal Investigator at the University of Oxford and he is currently an Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, leading the Oxford Translational Cardiovascular Research group. His research is focused on the study of the cross-talk between adipose tissue and the cardiovascular system in humans, and he has developed a novel CT-based technology to image the quality of adipose tissue non-invasively. He practices as a Consultant Cardiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, and he is co-director of the OUH Hypertension clinic. In 2011 Prof Antoniades was honoured with the prestigious “K Samaras” award by the Hellenic Heart Foundation and the University of Athens, and in 2015 he gave the “John French” lecture of the British Atherosclerosis Society. He has given invited lectures in the most prestigious international scientific meetings like the American Heart Association, the European Society of Cardiology, and others. He is also an associate editor of Cardiovascular Research and the Hellenic Journal of Cardiology. During his academic career, he has published more than 210 full length papers, with a cumulative impact factor ~1200. His work has been cited more than 5200 times so far and he has an h-index 42 (May 2015).

Prof. Antoniades Charalambos

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK

Professor Antoniades studied Medicine in Athens University Medical School and graduated with hons (top 3%) in 2000. He was awarded his PhD title with hons (Athens Medical School) on the genetics of premature myocardial infarction. During his PhD studies he won multiple Young Investigator Award (YIA) competitions, including those of the Hellenic Cardiological Society twice, the American College of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology twice, the International Society of Heart Research and others. In 2011 he becoming a Principal Investigator at the University of Oxford and he is currently an Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, leading the Oxford Translational Cardiovascular Research group. His research is focused on the study of the cross-talk between adipose tissue and the cardiovascular system in humans, and he has developed a novel CT-based technology to image the quality of adipose tissue non-invasively. He practices as a Consultant Cardiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, and he is co-director of the OUH Hypertension clinic. In 2011 Prof Antoniades was honoured with the prestigious “K Samaras” award by the Hellenic Heart Foundation and the University of Athens, and in 2015 he gave the “John French” lecture of the British Atherosclerosis Society. He has given invited lectures in the most prestigious international scientific meetings like the American Heart Association, the European Society of Cardiology, and others. He is also an associate editor of Cardiovascular Research and the Hellenic Journal of Cardiology. During his academic career, he has published more than 210 full length papers, with a cumulative impact factor ~1200. His work has been cited more than 5200 times so far and he has an h-index 42 (May 2015).

Current position: associate professor of Cardiology at the University of Insubria, Varese, Italy and chief of the Arrthythmia Unit at Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy.

Over the last 25 years, Roberto De Ponti’s research and clinical practice have focussed on interventional electrophysiology and catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias with particular emphasis on complex arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation. Three-dimensional mapping and simulation for electrophysiology training are also in his field of interest. He has published papers on these topics in peer-reviewed international journals and he is a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and a member of the Italian and European societies of arrhythmology.

Current position: associate professor of Cardiology at the University of Insubria, Varese, Italy and chief of the Arrthythmia Unit at Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy.

Over the last 25 years, Roberto De Ponti’s research and clinical practice have focussed on interventional electrophysiology and catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias with particular emphasis on complex arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation. Three-dimensional mapping and simulation for electrophysiology training are also in his field of interest. He has published papers on these topics in peer-reviewed international journals and he is a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and a member of the Italian and European societies of arrhythmology.

Prof. István Édes

University of Debrecen, Hungary

Director of the Institute of Cardiology, Debrecen, Hungary Former Presidet of the Hungarian Society of CardiologyEditor in chief Cardiologia Hungarica

Prof. István Édes

University of Debrecen, Hungary

Director of the Institute of Cardiology, Debrecen, Hungary Former Presidet of the Hungarian Society of CardiologyEditor in chief Cardiologia Hungarica

László Gellér MD, PhD, med. habil. is an associate professor at the Semmelweis University, Heart Center, he is a head of electrophysiology department.He is a Member of Hungarian Society of Cardiology, member of the Board of Hungarian Society of Cardiology, Past President of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Workgroup of Hungarian Society of Cardiology (2010-2013) and the Vice-President of Hungarian Society of Cardiology (2010-), member of the European Society of Cardiology and Member of International Society for Heart Research.He published 14 book chapters, 92 accepted papers (44 in Hungarian journals). His cumulative IF is 83,4, and independent citation is 377.He is doing different proctorship activities: From 2008 EP proctorship for J&J, training in Hungary for more tahn 50 EP fellows from all over the world, proctorship in all EP center in Croatia, in Latvia, in Romania, in Poland, from 2008 proctrorship for Biotronic and from 2010 for Medtronic on the field of CRT, training of more than 70 EP specialist in Hungary from all over the world, in 2012 and 2015 proctorship in China.He and his workgroup is participating in multicenter studies: Principal Investigator in AlSync (Medtronic), Fire and Ice (Medtronic), Remarquable (J&J), ATTEST (J&J), BERLIN (Biotronik) and EPILOGUE studies, Co-Investigator in CASTLE-AF (Biotronik), AMICA (St. Jude), BACKBEAT studies.

Prof. László Gellér

Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

László Gellér MD, PhD, med. habil. is an associate professor at the Semmelweis University, Heart Center, he is a head of electrophysiology department.He is a Member of Hungarian Society of Cardiology, member of the Board of Hungarian Society of Cardiology, Past President of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Workgroup of Hungarian Society of Cardiology (2010-2013) and the Vice-President of Hungarian Society of Cardiology (2010-), member of the European Society of Cardiology and Member of International Society for Heart Research.He published 14 book chapters, 92 accepted papers (44 in Hungarian journals). His cumulative IF is 83,4, and independent citation is 377.He is doing different proctorship activities: From 2008 EP proctorship for J&J, training in Hungary for more tahn 50 EP fellows from all over the world, proctorship in all EP center in Croatia, in Latvia, in Romania, in Poland, from 2008 proctrorship for Biotronic and from 2010 for Medtronic on the field of CRT, training of more than 70 EP specialist in Hungary from all over the world, in 2012 and 2015 proctorship in China.He and his workgroup is participating in multicenter studies: Principal Investigator in AlSync (Medtronic), Fire and Ice (Medtronic), Remarquable (J&J), ATTEST (J&J), BERLIN (Biotronik) and EPILOGUE studies, Co-Investigator in CASTLE-AF (Biotronik), AMICA (St. Jude), BACKBEAT studies.

Maximilian Emmert is a cardiac surgeon and translational scientist with extensive clinical and academic experience. He has more than eight years of research experience in the fields of regenerative medicine, stem cell therapies and tissue engineering. Since 2008, Maximilian Emmert has been working in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Hospital Zürich. His work focuses on heart valve surgery and coronary revascularization. In 2009, he was awarded a scholarship by the Swiss National Science Foundation, “Special Program University Medicine” to conduct a project on “Advanced cardiac cell therapies”. Maximilian Emmert was also awarded the Pfizer Research Prize in 2012. In the same year, he obtained his habilitation in stem cell therapies and received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering focusing on translational regenerative cardiac therapies from the Eindhoven University of Technology a year later.

Maximilian Emmert is a cardiac surgeon and translational scientist with extensive clinical and academic experience. He has more than eight years of research experience in the fields of regenerative medicine, stem cell therapies and tissue engineering. Since 2008, Maximilian Emmert has been working in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Hospital Zürich. His work focuses on heart valve surgery and coronary revascularization. In 2009, he was awarded a scholarship by the Swiss National Science Foundation, “Special Program University Medicine” to conduct a project on “Advanced cardiac cell therapies”. Maximilian Emmert was also awarded the Pfizer Research Prize in 2012. In the same year, he obtained his habilitation in stem cell therapies and received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering focusing on translational regenerative cardiac therapies from the Eindhoven University of Technology a year later.

Prof. Ota Hlinomaz

University of Brno, Czech Republic

Head of the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Brno (Czsech Republic) and Sofia (Bulgaria)

Prof. Ota Hlinomaz

University of Brno, Czech Republic

Head of the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Brno (Czsech Republic) and Sofia (Bulgaria)

Prof. Iván Horváth

University of Pecs (Hungary)

Head of the Department of Interventional Cardiology

Prof. Iván Horváth

University of Pecs (Hungary)

Head of the Department of Interventional Cardiology

Prof. Pál Maurovich Horvat

Semmelweis University, Budapest , Hungary

Pál Maurovich-Horvát, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, is the director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group at the Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.Dr. Maurovich-Horvát graduated from the Semmelweis University in 2006, completed his residency at Heart and Vascular Center of the Semmelweis University, which was followed by a three-year long cardiovascular imaging research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Maurovich-Horvát studied clinical effectiveness at the Harvard University, School of Public Health, where he graduated in 2012.When he has returned to Hungary, he was appointed to create a new cardiac imaging clinical program at the Semmelweis University. As the director of both clinical and research programs, Dr. Maurovich-Horvát is mentoring three residents, eight medical students and six PhD students. He is the founder and the director of the Semmelweis CT Academy, which is a popular international hands-on training program for cardiologists and radiologists.His research interest focuses on the development of new diagnostic strategies to identify high-risk coronary plaques. Recently, he and his team have successfully completed a unique research project on Hungarian twins to better understand genetic and environmental influences in development of coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Dr. Maurovich-Horvát is the recipient of one of the most prestigious scientific grant in Hungary, the “Momentum” grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of several international peer reviewed publications in the field of cardiac CT, his cumulative impact factor is 215, citations are over 1800. át, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, is the director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group at the Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.Dr. Maurovich-Horvát graduated from the Semmelweis University in 2006, completed his residency at Heart and Vascular Center of the Semmelweis University, which was followed by a three-year long cardiovascular imaging research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Maurovich-Horvát studied clinical effectiveness at the Harvard University, School of Public Health, where he graduated in 2012.When he has returned to Hungary, he was appointed to create a new cardiac imaging clinical program at the Semmelweis University. As the director of both clinical and research programs, Dr. Maurovich-Horvát is mentoring three residents, eight medical students and six PhD students. He is the founder and the director of the Semmelweis CT Academy, which is a popular international hands-on training program for cardiologists and radiologists.His research interest focuses on the development of new diagnostic strategies to identify high-risk coronary plaques. Recently, he and his team have successfully completed a unique research project on Hungarian twins to better understand genetic and environmental influences in development of coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Dr. Maurovich-Horvát is the recipient of one of the most prestigious scientific grant in Hungary, the “Momentum” grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of several international peer reviewed publications in the field of cardiac CT, his cumulative impact factor is 215, citations are over 1800.

Prof. Pál Maurovich Horvat

Semmelweis University, Budapest , Hungary

Pál Maurovich-Horvát, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, is the director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group at the Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.Dr. Maurovich-Horvát graduated from the Semmelweis University in 2006, completed his residency at Heart and Vascular Center of the Semmelweis University, which was followed by a three-year long cardiovascular imaging research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Maurovich-Horvát studied clinical effectiveness at the Harvard University, School of Public Health, where he graduated in 2012.When he has returned to Hungary, he was appointed to create a new cardiac imaging clinical program at the Semmelweis University. As the director of both clinical and research programs, Dr. Maurovich-Horvát is mentoring three residents, eight medical students and six PhD students. He is the founder and the director of the Semmelweis CT Academy, which is a popular international hands-on training program for cardiologists and radiologists.His research interest focuses on the development of new diagnostic strategies to identify high-risk coronary plaques. Recently, he and his team have successfully completed a unique research project on Hungarian twins to better understand genetic and environmental influences in development of coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Dr. Maurovich-Horvát is the recipient of one of the most prestigious scientific grant in Hungary, the “Momentum” grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of several international peer reviewed publications in the field of cardiac CT, his cumulative impact factor is 215, citations are over 1800. át, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, is the director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group at the Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.Dr. Maurovich-Horvát graduated from the Semmelweis University in 2006, completed his residency at Heart and Vascular Center of the Semmelweis University, which was followed by a three-year long cardiovascular imaging research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Maurovich-Horvát studied clinical effectiveness at the Harvard University, School of Public Health, where he graduated in 2012.When he has returned to Hungary, he was appointed to create a new cardiac imaging clinical program at the Semmelweis University. As the director of both clinical and research programs, Dr. Maurovich-Horvát is mentoring three residents, eight medical students and six PhD students. He is the founder and the director of the Semmelweis CT Academy, which is a popular international hands-on training program for cardiologists and radiologists.His research interest focuses on the development of new diagnostic strategies to identify high-risk coronary plaques. Recently, he and his team have successfully completed a unique research project on Hungarian twins to better understand genetic and environmental influences in development of coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Dr. Maurovich-Horvát is the recipient of one of the most prestigious scientific grant in Hungary, the “Momentum” grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of several international peer reviewed publications in the field of cardiac CT, his cumulative impact factor is 215, citations are over 1800.

Prof. Noémi Nyolczas

Semmelweis University, Budapest , Hungary

Vice President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology
President of the working gourp of heart failure, hungarian society of cardiology

Prof. Noémi Nyolczas

Semmelweis University, Budapest , Hungary

Vice President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology
President of the working gourp of heart failure, hungarian society of cardiology

Interdisciplinaritate în cardiologie

Prof. Copotoiu Sanda

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș

Professor Copotoiu Sanda-Maria is a consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care, receiver of the Hypnos prize of the former European Academia of Anesthesia in 1995.
She is the course Director for Romania of the CEEA (European Committe for Education in Anesthesia) and a constant lecturer in Moldova.
She served two terms as a member of the Committe of Ethics of the ESA (European Society of Anesthesia) and lectured several times on ethics in anesthesiology and critical care at the European conventions.
As a member of the Senate of the Romanian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care she contributed to the intiatives in education and research of the national society.
Served as a governer for the Romanian chapter of ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians) and is a fellow of ACCP.
Authored articles and medical books (text and handbooks) in anesthesiology and critical care.
Used to be a member of the editorial board of “Accident and Emergency Medicine”.
Currently serves as chief editor of the Acta Medica Marisiensis, and deputy editor of JCCM (Journal of Critical Care Medicine) under the umbrella of the Tg.Mures University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
She is also a member of the editorial board of the Romanian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, the official journal of the Romanian Society of Anessthesia.
Her main fields of interest are: education in anesthesia and intensive care, sepsis, ethics, multiple system organ failure and anesthesia according to the associated diseases.

Prof. Copotoiu Sanda

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș

Professor Copotoiu Sanda-Maria is a consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care, receiver of the Hypnos prize of the former European Academia of Anesthesia in 1995.
She is the course Director for Romania of the CEEA (European Committe for Education in Anesthesia) and a constant lecturer in Moldova.
She served two terms as a member of the Committe of Ethics of the ESA (European Society of Anesthesia) and lectured several times on ethics in anesthesiology and critical care at the European conventions.
As a member of the Senate of the Romanian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care she contributed to the intiatives in education and research of the national society.
Served as a governer for the Romanian chapter of ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians) and is a fellow of ACCP.
Authored articles and medical books (text and handbooks) in anesthesiology and critical care.
Used to be a member of the editorial board of “Accident and Emergency Medicine”.
Currently serves as chief editor of the Acta Medica Marisiensis, and deputy editor of JCCM (Journal of Critical Care Medicine) under the umbrella of the Tg.Mures University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
She is also a member of the editorial board of the Romanian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, the official journal of the Romanian Society of Anessthesia.
Her main fields of interest are: education in anesthesia and intensive care, sepsis, ethics, multiple system organ failure and anesthesia according to the associated diseases.

Prof. Szilágyi Sándor

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș

Sándor Miklós Szilágyi is professor of informatics in the “Petru Maior” University of Tirgu Mures, Romania. He has published more than 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals and in proceedings of prestigious international conferences. Beside it, he is the author of 7 books or book chapters. He was involved in more than 10 research grants.
The main fields of his research interests are related to computerized heart modeling, signal and image processing, genetic algorithms, pattern recognition, skeletonization, spatial and temporal reconstruction of objects, artificial intelligence and bioinformatics. He has more than 500 independent citations. In 2014 one of his publication was selected among
the top 10 papers of the year at the Computers in Biology and Medicine prestigious scientific journal.

Prof. Szilágyi Sándor

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș

Sándor Miklós Szilágyi is professor of informatics in the “Petru Maior” University of Tirgu Mures, Romania. He has published more than 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals and in proceedings of prestigious international conferences. Beside it, he is the author of 7 books or book chapters. He was involved in more than 10 research grants.
The main fields of his research interests are related to computerized heart modeling, signal and image processing, genetic algorithms, pattern recognition, skeletonization, spatial and temporal reconstruction of objects, artificial intelligence and bioinformatics. He has more than 500 independent citations. In 2014 one of his publication was selected among
the top 10 papers of the year at the Computers in Biology and Medicine prestigious scientific journal.

Dr Bălașa Rodica is professor of neurology since 2015; head of the Neurological Department since 2005. Her main areas of interest are: demyelinating diseases, stroke and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. She is author of 184 scientific papers, 10 medical books and book chapters.

Prof. Bălașa Rodica

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș

Dr Bălașa Rodica is professor of neurology since 2015; head of the Neurological Department since 2005. Her main areas of interest are: demyelinating diseases, stroke and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. She is author of 184 scientific papers, 10 medical books and book chapters.

Corneliu Florin Buicu is a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Romania, elected in Tg. Mures in 2012. He is the President of the Health and Family Committee since February 2015.
Corneliu Florin Buicu graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tg. Mures in 1998. He is a Health and Management MD, PhD, a doctor in Health Sciences, an Associate Professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tg. Mures, and until 2012 he was a Chancellor in the Senate of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tg. Mures. He was also a former General Director of the Sighisoara Hospital, a former Managing Director at the Clinical Emergency Mures County Hospital from Tg. Mures and a former Managing Director at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tg. Mures.
Florin Buicu was also a Personal Advisor of the Health Ministers Victor Ponta and Raed Arafat. He was also the former Secretary of the Health and Family Committee from the Parliament of Romania since 17th February 2015 when he became the President of the Committee.

Assoc. Prof. Buicu Florin

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș

Corneliu Florin Buicu is a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Romania, elected in Tg. Mures in 2012. He is the President of the Health and Family Committee since February 2015.
Corneliu Florin Buicu graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tg. Mures in 1998. He is a Health and Management MD, PhD, a doctor in Health Sciences, an Associate Professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tg. Mures, and until 2012 he was a Chancellor in the Senate of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tg. Mures. He was also a former General Director of the Sighisoara Hospital, a former Managing Director at the Clinical Emergency Mures County Hospital from Tg. Mures and a former Managing Director at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tg. Mures.
Florin Buicu was also a Personal Advisor of the Health Ministers Victor Ponta and Raed Arafat. He was also the former Secretary of the Health and Family Committee from the Parliament of Romania since 17th February 2015 when he became the President of the Committee.

Researcher (accreditated by the Romanian Academy) in the Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, County Clinical Emergency Hospital ”Pius Brinzeu” Timisoara.

Acute Clinical Intern Researcher, General Electric Healthcare Romania, Life Care Solutions Europe. Member of the European Society of Anaesthesia (ESA), American Society of Anaesthesia (ASA), Romanian Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (SRATI) and European Respiratory Society (ERS). Member in the editorial board of Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Laboratory, The Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, and member in the Editorial Board Advisory of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, European Journal of Trauma

and Emergency Surgery, reviewer of The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, etc.

More than 30 scientific articles published in ISI-quoted journals, author and co-author in several books published in Romania and abroad. Several awards in international congresses of intensive care. Trained by the European Society of Anaesthesia for management of clinical studies and scientific articles writing.

License and masteral studies of the Faculty of Chemistry, West University Timisoara, Romania.

Researcher (accreditated by the Romanian Academy) in the Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, County Clinical Emergency Hospital ”Pius Brinzeu” Timisoara.

Acute Clinical Intern Researcher, General Electric Healthcare Romania, Life Care Solutions Europe. Member of the European Society of Anaesthesia (ESA), American Society of Anaesthesia (ASA), Romanian Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (SRATI) and European Respiratory Society (ERS). Member in the editorial board of Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Laboratory, The Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, and member in the Editorial Board Advisory of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, European Journal of Trauma

and Emergency Surgery, reviewer of The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, etc.

More than 30 scientific articles published in ISI-quoted journals, author and co-author in several books published in Romania and abroad. Several awards in international congresses of intensive care. Trained by the European Society of Anaesthesia for management of clinical studies and scientific articles writing.

License and masteral studies of the Faculty of Chemistry, West University Timisoara, Romania.